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August 7, 2025
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US Could Field Mobile Anti-Ship Missiles During Joint Drills With Japan

The United States is weighing the deployment of its Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) for the upcoming Resolute Dragon exercise with Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force. The annual training...

August 7, 2025
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Cybersecurity
R&D

RTX’s BNN Chosen by DARPA to Develop Advanced Cyber Threat Detection

DARPA has awarded RTX’s BBN Technologies a role in its INGOTS (Intelligent Generation of Tools for Security) program, aimed at revolutionizing how cybersecurity threats are detected and neutralized. Under...

Australian Defense Firm Awarded Contract for High-Power 100kW Counter-Drone Laser

Electro Optic Systems (EOS), an Australian defense technology leader, has secured a 71.4-million-euro ($83 million) contract to supply a next-generation laser-based counter-drone weapon. A European NATO country, whose identity...

August 6, 2025
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Training and Simulation
R&D

Russian Innovation Brings Drone Defense to Virtual Realm with New Rifle Simulator

A team of students from Russia’s Southern Federal University has introduced a virtual simulation platform that mimics real-life training with anti-drone weaponry and surveillance equipment. The initiative aims to...

US Army Weighs Lockheed and Raytheon Proposals for Autonomous Launcher Initiative

The US Army’s Common Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher (CAML) program has attracted defense giants Lockheed Martin and Raytheon, both of whom have confirmed their bids for the project. While acknowledging...

August 6, 2025
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Land Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

US Marine Corps Taps Kongsberg for ACV-30 Remote Turret Systems

The US Marine Corps has awarded a $118 million contract to Norway-based Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace for the delivery of remote weapon turrets for its ACV-30 amphibious vehicle fleet....

August 6, 2025
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Air Platforms
Procurement & Contracts

New Delhi Rules Out Plans to Procure South Korean KF-21 Aircraft

India has officially ruled out South Korea’s KF-21 Boramae fighter jet from its current plan to procure up to 114 advanced multi-role aircraft. Media reports earlier hinted at the...

August 6, 2025
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Air Platforms
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